WEBVTT - Headlines: NSW mine explosion kills two workers

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<v Speaker 1>From the Daily Os. I'm belief, it's Simons.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm Emma Gillespie.

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<v Speaker 1>It's Tuesday, the twenty eighth of October. Here's what's making

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<v Speaker 1>headlines this evening.

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<v Speaker 2>A catastrophic failure is being blamed for a deadly mine

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<v Speaker 2>explosion in far west New South Wales. Emergency services were

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<v Speaker 2>called to Koba in the early hours of Tuesday morning

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<v Speaker 2>after reports three workers had been critically injured in an

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<v Speaker 2>underground explosion. A man was confirmed dead at the scene,

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<v Speaker 2>while a woman was brought to the surface by rescue

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<v Speaker 2>crews but later died. According to a statement from New

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<v Speaker 2>South Wales Police. Another woman was airlifted to hospital suffering

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<v Speaker 2>hearing damage and shock. The Mining and Energy Union said

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<v Speaker 2>the deaths of the mine workers would send shockwaves through

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<v Speaker 2>the entire industry. The union has promised to work with

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<v Speaker 2>authorities to ensure workers are supported quote and this tragedy

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<v Speaker 2>is thoroughly investigated.

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<v Speaker 1>The federal government will require telcos to publish network outages

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<v Speaker 1>in real time following a spate of triple zero disruptions.

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<v Speaker 1>New transparency measures will be enforced by the Australian Communications

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<v Speaker 1>and Media Authority after Communications Minister Annaka Wells wrote to

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<v Speaker 1>the regulator on Monday. The measures will be mandatory for providers,

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<v Speaker 1>including Optus and Telstra, and include a real time public

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<v Speaker 1>register of any network outages. Wells said the data quote

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<v Speaker 1>will increase transparency and accountability around outages and related impacts

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<v Speaker 1>on access to Triple zero. However, Shadow Communications Minister Melissa

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<v Speaker 1>Macintosh said the mechanism is quote not transparent because it

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<v Speaker 1>will be self operated by the telcos. She added Australians

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<v Speaker 1>a losing confidence in the Triple zero network.

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<v Speaker 2>Seven people have been killed in the Northern Caribbean as

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<v Speaker 2>Hurricane Melissa, the world's strongest storm this year, moves towards

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<v Speaker 2>Jamaica with wind speeds of over two hundred and eighty

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<v Speaker 2>klos per hour. The storm is a Category five, which

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<v Speaker 2>is the highest classification. Authorities have warned residents to expect

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<v Speaker 2>catastrophic flash flooding and numerous landslides. The US government's National

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<v Speaker 2>Hurricane Center said quote total structural failure is likely in

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<v Speaker 2>parts of Jamaica, where at least three people have died.

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<v Speaker 2>Melissa has also brought severe downpours and tropical storm conditions

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<v Speaker 2>to Haiti and the Dominican Republic, where at least four

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<v Speaker 2>people have died. The storm has not yet made landfall

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<v Speaker 2>in Jamaica, but it is expected to bring up to

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<v Speaker 2>a meter of rain to the region before moving northeast

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<v Speaker 2>towards Cuba, Haiti and the Bahamas. Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew

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<v Speaker 2>Holness said he has quote been on his knees in

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<v Speaker 2>prayer awaiting the full impact of Hurricane Melissa to hit

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<v Speaker 2>his country.

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<v Speaker 1>And today's good news, three critically endangered wombat joeys have

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<v Speaker 1>been born through a breeding program in a Queensland sanctuary.

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<v Speaker 1>A group of thirty six Northern hairy nosed wombats were

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<v Speaker 1>brought to a protected site in the southern Queensland pro

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<v Speaker 1>Runner State Forests last year as part of an initiative

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<v Speaker 1>to protect the species, which is one of the most

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<v Speaker 1>endangered in the world. According to an update from the

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<v Speaker 1>Queensland Department of Environment, the wild born and bred babies

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<v Speaker 1>are a clear tick of approval that the wombats are

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<v Speaker 1>thriving in their new habitat. The twenty eight hundred hectare

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<v Speaker 1>site is the state's third dedicated hairy nosed conservation site,

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<v Speaker 1>with only four hundred Northern hairy nosed wombats thought to

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<v Speaker 1>be left in the wild. The Queensland Government said the

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<v Speaker 1>project is committed to boosting their numbers quote ensuring we

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<v Speaker 1>keep them on the map for future generations.

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<v Speaker 2>That's the latest from The Daily Oz's newsroom for today,

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<v Speaker 2>But if you are looking for something else to listen to,

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<v Speaker 2>check out this morning's deep dive on the sexual abuse

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<v Speaker 2>allegations against the Australian Defense Force after a class action

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<v Speaker 2>was launched in the Federal Court this month.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll be back tomorrow morning with another deep dive, but

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<v Speaker 1>until then, have a good afternoon. My name is Lily

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